(337) Devosa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2025	12.9	2.060 AU	1.673 AU	07h48m	+30°56'	97.9°	28.6°
Opposition	13 Jan 2026	11.2	2.069 AU	1.099 AU	07h53m	+34°15'	166.8°	6.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Devosa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1372265
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3835989
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.85935
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.31129
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.46787
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 359.58054
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 274.86729
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.75163
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.68            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   07 48 51.8   +30 56 50     1.673    2.060   97.9   28.6   279   12.9 
2025-10-25 18:37 UT   07 49 57.0   +30 57 14     1.664    2.060   98.4   28.5   279   12.9 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   07 50 15.7   +30 57 21     1.662    2.060   98.6   28.5   279   12.9 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   07 51 38.1   +30 57 55     1.651    2.060   99.3   28.4   279   12.9 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   07 52 59.2   +30 58 31     1.640    2.060  100.0   28.4   279   12.9 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   07 54 18.8   +30 59 09     1.629    2.059  100.7   28.3   279   12.8 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   07 55 37.0   +30 59 51     1.618    2.059  101.4   28.2   279   12.8 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   07 56 53.6   +31 00 35     1.607    2.059  102.1   28.1   279   12.8 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   07 58 08.8   +31 01 23     1.596    2.059  102.8   28.0   279   12.8 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   07 59 22.4   +31 02 14     1.586    2.059  103.6   27.9   279   12.8 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 00 34.4   +31 03 08     1.575    2.058  104.3   27.8   279   12.8 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 01 44.8   +31 04 06     1.564    2.058  105.0   27.7   279   12.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 02 53.6   +31 05 07     1.554    2.058  105.8   27.6   279   12.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 04 00.8   +31 06 13     1.543    2.058  106.5   27.5   279   12.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 05 06.2   +31 07 22     1.533    2.058  107.3   27.4   279   12.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 06 10.0   +31 08 36     1.522    2.058  108.1   27.2   279   12.7 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 07 12.0   +31 09 54     1.512    2.057  108.8   27.1   279   12.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 08 12.2   +31 11 16     1.501    2.057  109.6   27.0   279   12.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 09 10.5   +31 12 44     1.491    2.057  110.4   26.8   278   12.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 10 07.1   +31 14 15     1.481    2.057  111.2   26.7   278   12.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 11 01.7   +31 15 52     1.471    2.057  112.0   26.5   278   12.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 11 54.4   +31 17 34     1.461    2.057  112.8   26.3   278   12.5 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 12 45.1   +31 19 21     1.450    2.057  113.6   26.2   278   12.5 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 13 33.8   +31 21 13     1.441    2.057  114.4   26.0   278   12.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 14 20.5   +31 23 10     1.431    2.057  115.2   25.8   278   12.5 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 15 05.1   +31 25 13     1.421    2.057  116.0   25.6   277   12.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 15 47.6   +31 27 21     1.411    2.057  116.9   25.4   277   12.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 16 28.0   +31 29 35     1.401    2.057  117.7   25.2   277   12.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 17 06.2   +31 31 54     1.392    2.057  118.6   25.0   277   12.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 17 42.2   +31 34 18     1.382    2.057  119.4   24.7   277   12.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 18 15.9   +31 36 48     1.373    2.057  120.3   24.5   276   12.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 18 47.5   +31 39 24     1.364    2.057  121.2   24.3   276   12.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.